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Canada

→ Geography facts for students

Geographical stats

- The second largest country after Russia
- Area - 10 million km2</br>
- Across 6 time zones
- Touches 3 oceans

Water

Rivers
- Dense river network, used to transport and produce electricity
- The longest river is the Mackenzie River
- St.Vavrine River - Main Canal of Canada
- The Columbia River is of major importance
- Yukon river

Climate

- Extreme temperature fluctuations
- East coast - cold from the Labrador stream
- West the coast - warm from the North-Pacific current
- The ocean climate causes a lot of precipitation
- North - arctic and subarctic climate
- South - mild climate
- The Arctic Archipelago and the Corridors are covered by glaciers and eternal snow

- employed: 2.7% in agriculture, 24.3% in industry and 73% in services
- countries rich in natural resources - mineral resources, extensive forests (logging) and large areas of agricultural land

Canada in the world

- Good relationships with everybody
- Part of Commonwealth
- UN, OAS, NATO, NAFTA
- Close relations with the US - business partners and close diplomatic relations

Sport
- Hockey -> Official Canadian Winter Sport, very popular, (just like in Czechia)
- Lacrosse -> Official Summer Sports and has it's roots in the native inhabitants of Canada
- Main competitions Canada: NHL and NLL

Awesome video on youtube with accurate information on Canada:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TknrmpS4GOg